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Nest boxes: A successful management tool for the conservation of an endangered seabird

2012-10-01

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Nowadays seabirds are among the most threatened animal taxa. Due to introduction by humans of mammalian predators on large islands, Mediterranean Storm Petrels are now confined to islets and considered locally vulnerable, especially threatened by predatory overabundant gulls. In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of nest boxes installation as a management measure for their conservation at Benidorm Island (S...

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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.020

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